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The insistence that Linux be called GNU/Linux when even Linus calls it Linux is exactly the kind of behaviour that alienates people who would otherwise align wi
by phpnode 10y ago
The insistence that Linux be called GNU/Linux when even Linus calls it Linux is exactly the kind of behaviour that alienates people who would otherwise align with them.
There is also no requirement that a Linux distribution includes any GNU software at all, should we refer to them as e.g Busybox/Linux?
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- jcora 10y ago> The insistence that Linux be called GNU/Linux when even Linus calls it Linux is exactly the kind of behaviour that alienates people who would otherwise align with them. I don't agree with this actually, that's why I didn't even mention this. I believe GNU was indispensable to the wider Linux phenomenon. It's a matter of being fair and technically precise.
- gkya 10y agoLinux is not called GNU/Linux, but most of the distros need be because the three major components are the GNU userland, the Linux kernel and the distro's utilites and customisations.
- phjesusthatguy3 10y agoIs there an OS that uses Linux as the kernel but then no GNU software on top of that? It would be interesting to see, at least.
- phpnode 10y agoIsn't android effectively that?
- phjesusthatguy3 10y agoyep
- tscs37 10y agoI think Android does that.
- phjesusthatguy3 10y agoyou too
- tscs37 10y agome three
- paulddraper 10y agoAndroid Alpine Linux (of Docker fame) Lots of embedded stuff
- phjesusthatguy3 10y agoyes